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Illustrated  Handbook 

OF 

Gastonia,  N.  C. 


Published  Under  the  Auspices 

OF  THE 

Gastonia  Commercial  Club 
1906 

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EDITOR'S  NOTE 

HE  ILLUSTRATED  HANDBOOK  is  an  enterprise  conceived  by  the 
Gastonia  Commercial  Club,  an  organization  created  for  industrial, 
commercial  and  social  purposes.  It  is  the  first  distinctive  move 
looking  to  the  larger  advertisement  of  the  town,  and  it  has  been 
the  earnest  and  honest  endeavor  of  the  editor  to  present  the  entire  matter 
of  the  book  as  free  as  possible  from  errors  of  fact  and  conscious  exaggeration. 

If  the  reader  will  bear  in  mind  that  Gastonia  is  barely  a  quarter  of  a 
century  old,  he  will  doubtless  be  impressed  with  the  marvelous  growth  and 
development. 

In  certain  connection,  the  suburbs  will  be  considered  as  a  part  of  the 
town  proper,  this  for  the  reason  that,  industrially,  commercially,  and 
educationally,  all  blend  as  one.  In  the  matter  of  census  and  educational 
statistics  the  town  will  be  considered  within  its  corporate  limits. 

Thanks  are  hereby  extended  those  few  who  have  aided  me  in  the  prepa- 
ration of  this  volume. 

JOS.  H.  SEPARK,  Editor. 


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B.  H.  Parker,  Bus.  Mgr. 


HISTORY 

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GASTONIA  COMMERCIAL  CLUB 


HE  first  meeting  foi^  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  club  in  Gastonia 
was  held  in  the  City  Hall  on  the  night  of  February  11th,  1905. 
Capt.  George  F.  Bason  presided  and  Mr.  Jos.  H.  Separk  acted  as 
secretary.  The  object  of  the  meeting  was  stated  by  the  chairman 
and  after  a  general  discussion  of  the  needs  of  such  an  organization,  a  reso- 
lution was  adopted  declaring  that  "The  organization  of  such  a  club  was  a 
felt  need  in  Gastonia. 

Messrs.  A.  G.  Mangum  and  J.  H.  Separk  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  draft  and  report  a  constitution  and  set  of  by-laws. 

At  a  meeting  held  in  the  same  hall  on  the  evening  of  February  18th, 
1905,  the  committee  on  constitution  and  by-laws  read  their  report  and,  after 
general  discussion,  the  constitution  and  by-laws  were  adopted.  Following 
this  Mr.  A.  G.  Mangum  was  instructed  to  secure  a  charter  from  the  Secre- 
tary of  State. 

On  the  evening  of  March  4th,  1905,  a  meeting  was  held  for  the  purpose 
of  perfecting  the  organization  under  the  charter  as  secured  from  the  Secre- 
tary of  State.  The  name,  "The  Gastonia  Commercial  Club,"  was  adopted, 
and  the  following  officers  we^e  elected  : 

President— Mr.  A.  G.  Mangum. 
First  Vice-President— Mr.  Jos.  H.  Separk. 
Second  Vice-President— Mr.  T.  L.  Craig. 
Secretary-Treasurer— Mr.  W.  W.  Glenn. 
Solicitor— Mr.  G.  W.  Wilson. 


BOARD  OF  GOVERNORS. 

Mr.  L.  L.  Jenkins.  Mr.  W.  J.  Clifford. 

Mr.  J.  Lee  Robinson.  Mr.  Eli  Kendrick. 

Mr.  B.  H.  Parker.  Dr.  J.  M.  Sloan. 

Mr.  W.  T.  Love.  Mr.  A.  G.  Myers. 

Dr.  R.  M.  Reid.  Mr.  J.  0.  White. 


Within  six  weeks  the  club  was  at  home  to  members  and  friends  in  hand- 
somely furnished  rooms  on  the  second  floor  of  the  First  National  Bank 
building.  The  Reading  Room  is  well  furnished  and  is  stocked  with  the 
representative  papers  and  periodicals,  and  a  small  nucleus  of  books.  The 

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Reception  Hall  and  Game  Room  is  fitted  up  with  comfortable  furniture, 
pool  and  billiard  tables,  game  tables,  etc.  There  are  also  bath  rooms  and  in 
the  near  future  an  up-to-date  gymnasium  will  be  added. 

At  present  the  membership  numbers  104,  of  which  76  are  resident  and 
28  are  non-resident  members.    The  present  officers  are  : 

President— A.  G.  Mangum. 

First  Vice-President— J.  0.  White. 

Second  Vice-President— T.  L.  Craig.  - 

Secretary-Treasurer— T.  N.  Kendrick. 


BOARD  OF  GOVERNORS. 


W.  J.  Clifford 
Eli  Kendrick 
J.  M.  Sloan 
A.  G.  Myers 
J.  0.  White 


T.  M.  Fayssoux 
E.  G.  McLurd 
Jos.  H.  Separk 
T.  L.  Craig 


D.  E.  McConnell 


A.  G.  Mangum,  Pres. 


BOARD  OF  GOVERNORS 


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Eli  Kkndkick  Dr.  J.  M.  Sloan 

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Dr.  D.  E.  McConnell 


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ASTONIA  is  both  the  industrial  and  geographical  center  of  Gaston 
county,  and  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Atlanta  division  of  the 
Southern  Railway,  just  21  miles  south  of  Charlotte.  It  is  also  on 
the  Carolina  and  Northwestern  Railroad,  about  midway  between 
Chester  and  Lenoir.  By  the  Southern  Railway  it  has  ten  mail  and  passen- 
ger trains  daily,  five  north  and  five  south.  By  the  C.  &  N.  W.  it  has  four 
passenger  trains  daily,  two  west  and  two  south. 

To  the  county  seat,  Dallas,  the  distance  is  four  miles  and  an  excellent 
macadam  road  connects  the  two  towns.  Dallas  is  also  reached  by  the  C.  & 
N.  W.  Railroad. 

It  is  near  the  center  of  that  portion  of  Piedmont  Carolina  which  is 
destined  to  become  the  great  manufacturing  section  of  the  South  by  reason  of 
the  development  of  great  electric  power.  Already  two  of  the  great  powers 
have  been  given  franchises  in  the  city,  the  Southern  Power  Co.  and  the 
Spencer  Mountain  Power  Co. 

There  are  more  cotton  factories  in  Gaston  county  than  in  any  other 
county  in  the  South,  and  there  are  more  of  these  factories  in  Gastonia  than 
in  any  other  town  in  the  county. 


Mayor  J.  K.  Dixon 


CITY  GOVERNMENT 

As  a  rule  our  town  affairs  have  always  been  conservatively  and  impar- 
tially administered.  There  are  very  few,  if  any,  better  governed  towns 
than  ours.    The  following  is  the  city  government : 

Mayor— J.  K.  Dixon. 

Aldermen— V.  E.  Long,  H.  B.  Moore,  J.  F.  Jackson,  L.  L.  Jenkins, 
T.  W.  Wilson. 

School  Commissioners— R.  P.  Rankin,  J.  E.  Page,  A.  A.  McLean,  J. 
H.  Separk,  R.  M.  Johnson. 

Superintendent  Water  and  Lights— H.  Butler. 
Chief  Police  and  Tax  Collector— L  N.  Alexander. 
Chief  of  Fire  Department   J.  L.  Beal. 
Building  Inspector— J.  L.  Beal. 


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STREETS  AND  RESIDENCES 

One  of  the  surest  evidences  of  the  prosperity  of  a  city  is  the  number 
and  character  of  its  residences.  Though  a  town  of  little  more  than  one 
score  years,  Gastonia  has  made  considerable  progress  along  all  lines,  and 
particularly  in  the  matter  of  erecting  homes.  Within  the  past  ten  years 
quite  a  number  of  comfortable  and  handsome  homes  have  been  erected,  and 
many  of  them  ranging  in  cost  from  $5000. 00  to  $20000.  GO  each.  Few  indeed 
are  the  towns  in  this  state,  the  size  of  Gastonia,  that  can  boast  of  more 
handsome  residences. 

In  the  matter  of  house  building  an  eye  has  been  had  to  the  beauty  of 
the  surroundings,  and  the  soil  and  climate  being  so  well  adapted  to  the  cul- 
ture of  flowers,  spring  and  fall  here  present  pictures  of  loveliness  about 
lawn  and  roseary.  It  is  doubtful  if  any  town  in  the  state  can  excell  ours  in 
the  growing  of  the  rose. 

A  pride  to  every  Gastonian  is  the  number  and  beauty  of  the  shade  trees. 
Thanks  to  the  aesthetic  tastes  of  our  city  fathers,  that  they  have  not  fol- 
lowed the  example  of  many  towns  and  laid  low,  with  the  ruthless  axe,  the 
beautiful  trees,  in  their  eagerness  to  make  the  town  city-like. 


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GASTONIA  1881-1906 

A  SKETCH 


HE  above  covers  a  period  of  exactly  one  quarter  of  a  century,  and  in 
the  case  of  Gastonia  it  has  been  a  period  of  wonderful  construction 
effort.  At  the  beginning-  of  this  period  the  town  was  little  more 
than  a  struggling  village  of  a  few  hundred  people,  who  it  must 
be  confessed,  had  no  very  high  hope  of  a  prosperous  future  as  a  town. 
There  were  a  few  good  stores,  to  be  sure,  but  these  depended  entirely  upon 
the  country  trade.  There  were  no  manufacturing  enterprises,  no  large 
shops,  and  the  few  houses  here  were  the  homes  largely  of  planters. 

Such  was  the  condition,  with  some  slight  up-build,  until  the  year  1888, 
when  a  few  enterprising  gentlemen  conceived  the  idea  of  building  a  cotton 
factory,  and  this  idea  took  shape  in  the  organization  and  erection  of  the 
Gastonia  Cotton  Mfg.  Co.  This  mill  began  operation  in  October  1888.  The 
prime  movers  in  this  enterprise  were  R.  C.  G.  Love,  John  H.  Craig,  James 
D.  Moore  and  George  A.  Gray.  That  was  a  new  movement  in  the  life  of 
Gastonia,  it  served  to  instill  new  life,  effort,  and  energy,  and  the  history  of 
the  town  from  then  till  now  has  been  one  of  marvelous  growth  and 
development. 

In  1889  the  population  had  grown  to  about  900,  and  during  the  next 
succeeding  five  years  this  number  was  more  than  doubled.  The  First 
National  Bank  had  been  organized  and  better  money  facilities  were  offered. 
This  organized  with  John  H.  Craig  as  president,  and  L.  L.  Jenkins,  cashier. 
And  another  factory  had  been  built,  the  Trenton  Cotton  Mills,  and  many  other 
enterprises  had  been  launched.  New  and  more  commodious  stores  were 
erected,  houses  began  to  spring  up  all  over  the  town,  property  rapidly 
enhanced  in  value— faith  in  a  town  had  been  fixed,  the  village  had  grown 
into  the  town.  The  principal  promoters  of  the  Trenton  Cotton  Mills  were 
G.  W.  Ragan,  T.  C.  Pegram  and  Geo.  A.  Gray. 

Bat  the  next  succeeding  five  years  must  go  the  past  five  one  better. 
This  half  decade  was  marked  by  great  efforts  in  the  various  lines  of  activity. 
Two  cotton  mills,  the  Modena  Cotton  Mills  and  the  Avon  Mills  w^ere  added 
during  this  period.  The  former  organized  with  John  H.  Craig,  President, 
and  James  D.  Moore,  Secy. -Treasurer,  and  the  latter  with  George  A.  Gray, 
President  and  John  F.  Love,  Secy-Treasurer.  Notwithstanding  the  money 
panic  of  1893.  Gastonia  more  than  held  her  own  along  all  lines  and  it  is  a 
matter  of  proud  record  that  not  one  of  her  factories  lost  a  single  day's  work 
in  consequence  of  the  panic.  With  the  industrial  development,  the  com- 
mercial, educational  and  religious  kept  even  pace — more  mercantile  houses 
were  added,  new  schools  were  built,  and  larger  and  handsomer  churches 
were  erected.  The  census  taken  by  the  Gastonia  Gazette  on  June  8th,  1895 
showed  a  population  of  2313.  Thus  through  five  years  the  population  had 
more  than  doubled,  and  the  same  rate  of  increase  has  kept  up  'till  now. 

One  decade  more  brings  us  to  the  present.     These  have  been  ten 

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strenuous  years,  a  careful  review  of  which  reveals  a  growth  equaled  by  few 
towns  in  North  Carolina,  and  in  some  respects  will  compare  favorably  with 
that  of  any  in  the  South.  Note  the  use  of  the  word, "town,"  and  by  com- 
parison is  meant  proportionate  growth.  During  this  period  five  more  cot- 
ton mills  have  been  built,  swelling  the  number  to  nine,  the  tenth  is  now 
building  and  the  eleventh  has  been  planned  to  be  built  in  the  early  spring. 
In  1899  the  Ozark  Mills  were  built  with  Geo.  A.  Gray,  Prest;  John  F.  Love, 
Vice-Prest;  R.  P.  Rankin,  Sec.  and  Treas.  This  was  followed  in  1890  with 
the  Arlington  Cotton  Mills,  with  G.  W.  Ragan,  Prest.  and  Treas.  and  L.  L. 
Jenkins,  Vice-Prest.  In  the  same  year  was  built  the  Loray  Mills,  one  of 
the  largest  in  the  South,  with  Geo,  A.  Gray,  Prest.  and  John  F.  Love,  Sec. 
and  Treas.  Five  years  elapsed  before  the  building  of  the  eighth  mill.  This 
the  Gray  Mfg.  Co.,  Geo.  A.  Gray,  Prest.  and  Treas;  L.  L.  Jenkins, 
Vice-Prest.  and  Jos.  H.  Separk,  Secty.  The  ninth  has  just  been  completed 
The  Clara  Mfg.  Co.,  R.  P.  Rankin,  Prest;  Geo.  A.  Gray,  Vice-Prest;  C.  B. 
Armstrong,  Sec.  and  Treas. 

Such  industrial  development  requires  greater  financial  accommodation 
and  to  meet  the  needs  there  have  come  two  new  banks,  and  the  enlarge- 
ment of  another.  The  Gaston  Loan  and  Trust  Co.  with  L.  L.  Jenkins,  Prest. 
and  E.  G.  McLeod,  Treas.  The  Citizens  National  Bank  with  R.  P.  Rankin, 
Prest;  C.  N.  Evans,  Vice-Prest;  and  A.  G.  Myers,  Cashier.  The  First 
National  Bank,  L.  L.  Jenkins,  Prest;  R.  R.  Ray,  Vice-Prest;  S.  N.  Boyce, 
Cashier  has  increased  capital  stock  from  $50,000.00  to  $100,000.00. 

New  and  handsome  Graded  schools  have  been  erected,  and  many  hand- 
some churches,  store  buildings  and  residences  have  been  built.  All  along 
our  industries  have  become  more  varied.  Our  markets  and  commercial 
houses  of  all  kinds  have  become  fully  adequate  to  the  needs  of  our 
growing  population.  Our  two  widely  circulated  newspapers  have  changed 
from  weekly  to  semi-weekly.  Our  real  estate  has  continuously  enhanced  in 
value.  All  this  and  never  a  boom  for  Gastonia,  but  all  has  been  the  result 
of  continuous  growth. 

Perhaps  the  most  important  work  done  by  the  town  was  in  1899,  when 
by  popular  vote  was  issued  $105,000.00  in  bonds  for  the  purpose  of  estab- 
lishing Graded  Schools,  Electric  Lights,  Water  Works  and  a  Sewerage 
System.  So  these  important  utilities  are  owned  by  the  town  and  operated 
in  the  interest  of  the  people. 

The  tenth  mill  is  now  under  construction.  The  Holland  Mfg.  Co.  with 
George  A.  Gray,  Prest;  L.  L.  Jenkins,  Vice-Prest;  B.  M.  Holland,  Sec.  and 
Treas.  The  eleventh  has  just  organized,  will  be  completed  by  spring  and 
will  doubtless  be  in  operation  by  early  summer.  This  the  Flint  Mfg.  Co. 
with  Geo.  A.  Gray,  Prest;  L.  L.  Jenkins,  Vice-Prest;  L.  F.  Groves,  Sec. 
and  Treas;  Jno.  R.  Withers,  Supt.  In  total  this  mill  gives  us  eleven 
managements  and  fifteen  mills. 

Elsewhere  is  given  a  list  of  the  mills  with  full  details  as  to  equipment, 
capital  stock,  present  officers,  etc.  In  this  sketch  much  space  has  been 
given  to  the  mills,  this  for  the  reason  that  the  mills  have  largely  made  the 
town.    Other  enterprises  might  be  discussed,  but  for  lack  of  space.  That 

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the  future  of  Gastonia  is  assured,  no  one  of  her  citizenship  doubts.  Today 
her  population,  including  suburbs,  is  about  8000,  and  our  stakes  are  set  for 
16000  in  1916. 


INDUSTRIAL 

COTTON  FACTORIES— Present  Organization 

1.  Gastonia  Cotton  Mfg.  Co.  Nos.  1  and  2. 

Jno.  F.  Love,  President 

Robt.  A.  Love,  Sec.  and  Treas. 
John  H.  McDowell,  Supt. 

Capital  Stock,  $200,000.00 

Products— Cloth  and  Yarns 
9000  Spindles 
270  Looms 
Power— Steam 

2.  Trenton  Cotton  Mills  Nos.  1  and  2. 

J.  L.  Falls,  President 

J.  K.  Dixon,  Sec.  and  Treas. 

Arthur  M.  Dixon,  Supt. 
Capital  Stock,  $124,800.00 

Product— Yarn,  No.  40s  to  60s. 
8448  Spindles 
Power— Steam 

3.  Modena  Cotton  Mills,  Nos.  1,  2,  and  3. 

J.  0.  White,  President. 

H.  B.  Moore,  Sec.  and  Treas. 

W.  T.  Storey,  Supt. 

Capital  Stock,  $180,000.00. 

Product -Cloth  and  Yarns,  26s  to  32s 
and  Sheeting 
17000  Spindles 
208  Looms 
Power— Steam  and  Electricity. 

4.  Avon  Mills 

D.  E.  Rhyne,  President 

John  F.  Love,  Vice-President 

Robt.  A.  Love,  Sec.  and  Treas. 

H.  J.  Critz,  Supt.  Carding  and  Spinning. 
E.  J.  B.Moore,  Supt.  Weaving. 

Capital  Stock,  $200,000.00 
Product-Cloth  and  Yarn,  Fine  Sheeting  and  40s  and  50s  Yarn 
Power— Steam 


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5.      Ozark  Mills 

S.  J.  Hand,  President 

R.  P.  Rankin,  Sec.  and  Treas. 

B.  F.  S.  Austin,  Supt. 
Capital  Stock,  $200,000.00 

Product,  Fine  Yarns 
10336  Spindles 
Power— Steam 

G.      Arlington  Cotton  Mills 

G.  W.  Ragan,  Prest.  and  Treas. 

L.  L.  Jenkins,  Vice-Prest. 

P.  B.  Parks,  Supt. 

Capital  Stock,  $175,000.00 

Product— Fine  Yarns 
9568  Spindles 
Power— Steam 

7.  LoRAY  Mills 

T.  E.  Moore,  Prest.  and  Treas. 

A.  E.  Moore,  Asst.  Treas.  and  Mgr. 

B.  J.  Dobbins,  Supt. 
Capital  Stock,  $1,250,000.00 

Product—Print  Cloth  and  Export  Sheetings 
57000  Spindles 

1660  Looms 
Power— Steam 

8.  Gray  Manufacturing  Co. 

George  A-  Gray,  Prest.  and  Treas. 
L.  L.  Jenkins,  Vice-Prest. 
Joseph  H.  Separk,  Sec'y- 

J.  Lander  Gray,  Supt. 
Capital  Stock,  $175,000.00 

Product — Fine  Yarns,  40s  to  80s 
Combed  and  Carded  Peelers 
10240  Spindles 

Power— Electricity,  generated  by  Westinghouse-Parsons  Steam  Turbine 

9.  Clara  Manufacturing  Co. 

R.  P.  Rankin,  Prest. 

Geo.  A.  Gray,  Vice-Prest. 

C.  B.  Armstrong,  Sec.  and  Treas. 
Chas.  M.  Dunn,  Supt. 
Capital  Stock,  $100,000.00 

Product— Yarn 
5000  Spindles 
Power— Electricity 
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The  following  are  new  mills  to  be  completed  in  the  Spring: 

10.  The  Holland  Mfg.  Co. 

Geo.  A.  Gray,  Prest. 

L.  L.  Jenkins,  Vice-Prest. 

B.  M.  Holland,  Sec.  and  Treas. 
E.  Hope  Forbes,  Supt. 
Capital  Stock,  $50,000.00 

Product— Waste  Mill,  Spin  Coarse  Numbers 
2000  Spindles 
Power— Electricity 

11.  Flint  Manufacturing  Co. 

Geo.  A.  Gray,  Prest. 

L.  L.  Jenkins,  Vice-Prest. 

L.  F.  Groves,  Sec.  and  Treas. 
John  R.  Withers,  Supt. 
Capital  Stock,  $100,000.00 
Product— Fine  Yarns,  entire  product  to  be  combed. 
5000  Spindles 
Power — Electricity 


OTHER  INDUSTRIAL  PLANTS 

The  Page  Company,  Sash,  Doors,  etc. 
The  Gaston  Plaster  Factory.  Wood  Fiber. 
The  Gaston  Iron  Works 
B.  G.  Rhyne  Weave  Mills 

Gastonia  Roller  Covering  Co.  ;^ 

Gastonia  Oil  Company 

Gastonia  Grist  Mill 

Avon  Mills  Ice  Factory 

Crown  Bottling  Works 

Gastonia  Bottling  Works 

Lof  tin  &  Company  Job  Office 

Gazette  Job  Office 

J.  F.  Yeager's  Ladies'  Garment  Factory 
Gastonia  Tanning  Company 
Craig  &  Head's  Saddlery 

Several  Wood  Shops,  Cabinet  Shops,  Planing  Mills,  Lumber  Plants, 
Cotton  Gins,  Waste  Plants,  Bagging  and  Tie  Works,  Blacksmith  Shops, 
Tin  and  Metal  Working  Plants,  Mattress  Plants,  Steam  Laundries,  Bakeries, 
Machine  Shops  and  many  other  small  industries. 


AVON  MILLS 

D.  E.  Rhyne,  President 
John  F.  Love,  Vice-President 
RoB't  A.  Love,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 

H.  J.  Critz,  Supt.  Carding  and  Spinning 

E.  J.  B.  Moore,  Supt.  Weaving 


RoBT.  A.  Love,  Sec'y  &  Treas 


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GAbTONIA  COTION  Mi  G  CO 


John  F.  Love,  Prest. 

RoBT.  A.  Love,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 

John  H.  McDowell,  Supt. 


Gray  Manufacturing  Co.— Rear  View 
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GRAY  MANUFACTURING  CO. 

George  A.  Gray,  President  &  Treasurer. 
L.  L.  Jenkins,  Vice-President. 
Joseph  H.  Separk,  Secretary. 
J.  Lander  Gray,  Superintendent. 


George  A.  Gray,  President  &  Treasurei 


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CLARA  MANUFACTURING  CO. 
R.  P.  Rankin,  President. 


George  A  Gray,  Vice-President. 
C.  B.  Armstrong,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 
Chas.  M.  Dunn,  Supt. 


C.  B.  Armstrong,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 
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LORAV  Mil 


T.  E.  Moore,  Prest.  &  Treas. 

A.  E.  Moore,  Ass't  Treas.  &  Gen'l  Mgr. 

B.  J.  Dobbins,  Superintendent. 


MoDENA  Cotton  ]V1ill«,  No.  2 
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MODENA  COTTON  MILLS 


J.  0.  White,  Prest. 

H.  B.  Moore,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 

W.  T.  Story,  Supt. 


J.  0.  White,  Prest. 


H.  B.  Moore,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 


OZARK  MILLS 

S.  J.  Hand,  Prest. 

R.  P.  Rankin,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 

B.  F.  S.  Austin,  Supt. 


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TRENTON  COTTON  MILLS 

J.  L.  Falls,  Prest. 

J.  K.  Dixon,  Sec'y  &  Treas. 

A.  M.  Dixon,  Supt. 


FINANCIAL 


Gastonia  has  three  banks,  two  national  and  one  state  bank.  The  for- 
mer, The  First  National  Bank,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000.00,  The 
Citizens  National  Bank  with  $50,000.00  capital  stock,  and  the  latter,  The 
Gaston  Loan  and  Trust  Co.  with  a  capital  stock  of  $20,000.00.  In  addition 
to  the  banks,  we  have  the  Gastonia  Insurance  &  Realty  Co. ,  the  capital 
stock  of  which  is  $20,000.00,  and  the  Gaston  Building  and  Loan 
Association. 

Below  is  given  the  condition  of  the  three  banks  as  shown  by  the  state- 
ment of  September  4th,  1906: 


Total  Capital  Stock 
Total  Surplus 
Total  Undivided  Profits 
Total  Working  Capital 


$  170,000.00 


21,500.00 
13,688.00 
200,188.00 
798,357.00 


Total  Deposits 
Total  Assets 


1,163,233.00 


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First  National  Bank.    Capital  Stock  $100,000 
L.  L.  Jenkins,  Prest.     R.  R.  Ray,  Vice-Prest.     S.  N.  Boyce,  Cashier 


Citizens  National  Bank.    Cai'ital  Stock  $r)U,(ioo 
R.  P.  Rankin,  Prest.    C.  N.  Evans,  Vice-Prest.    A.  G.  Myers,  Cashier 


GASTON  LOAN  &  TRUST  CO. 


L.  L.  Jenkins,  Prest. 
Geo.  W.  Wilson,  Attorney 
E.  G.  McLuRD,  Treasurer 

GASTONIA  INSURANCE  AND  REALTY  CO. 

Capital  Stock  $20,000 

W.  T.  Rankin,  Prest.  &  Treas. 
C.  B.  Armstrong,  Vice-Prest. 
E.  B.  Brittain,  Secretary. 

GASTONIA  BUILDING  AND  LOAN  ASSOCIATION 

S.  N.  Boyce,  President 

C.  B.  Armstrong,  Treasurer 


With  a  view  to  furnishing  the  reader  of  this  hand  book  a  means  of 
estimating  the  volume  of  business  done  in  Gastonia,  a  list  of  some  of  our 
leading  business  houses  is  given  herewith.  It  is  not  claimed  that  the  list 
includes  all  the  commercial  houses,  but  simply  the  representative  ones,  and 
it  is  the  idea  of  the  editor  that  this  means  of  portrayal  is  more  intense  and 
effective  than  would  be  any  table  of  statistics: 

Dry  Goods,  Department  Stores,  Etc. 

John  F.  Love— Dry  Goods,  Notions,  Millinery,  Shoes,  Clothing. 

James  F.   Yeager— Ladies'  Furnishings,  Millinery.  Manufacturer  of 

Ladies'  Garments. 
J.  M.  Belk  Company— Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Shoes,  Millinery. 
Lucas  Company— Dry  Goods,  Ladies'  Furnishings,  Clothing. 
D.  Lebovitz— Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Millinery. 
H.  Snyder— Dry  Goods  and  Clothing. 
Robinson  Brothers— Gents'  Furnishings,  Shoes,  etc. 
Swan-Slater  Company— Clothing,  Gents'  Furnishings,  Shoes,  etc. 
Morris  Bros.— Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Shoes,  etc. 

Retail  Grocers 

John  F.  Love,  McLean  Brothers,  Elite  Grocery,  Coon  &  Adams,  W. 
H.  Jenkins  Company,  Miller  &  Edwards,  J.  L.  Carson,  E.  P.  Rankin  & 
Co.,  W.  H.  Poole,  Will  F.  Pearson,  S.  Mack  Pearson,  L  R.  McFadden, 
A.  M.  Campion,  City  Grocery. 

Wholesale  Grocers,  Etc. 

Albion  Grocery  Company.  The  J.  A.  Glenn  Company,  J.  Flem  Johnson 
&  Co.,  0.  M.  Boyd  &  Co.,  A.  R.  Rankin  &  Co.,  Carolina  Fruit  Co. 

Brokerage 

W.  L.  C.  Killiam  &  Son,  Provisions:  J.  F.  Johnson  &  Co.,  Fuel  and 
Feed  Stuffs  ;  C.  D.  Holland,  Fuel  and  Feed  Stuffs. 

Drug  Stores 

J.  H.  Kennedy  &  Co.,  Frost  Torrence  &  Co.,  Williams  Drug  Co., 
Adams  Drug  Co. 

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Furniture 

Gastonia  Furniture  Co.,  E.  L.  Little  Furniture  Co.,  Williams  Furni- 
ture Company. 

Hardware 

Gastonia  Hardware  Co.,  Standard  Hardware  Co.,  Eureka  Hardware  Co. 
Jewelry 

Torrence-Morris  Co. 

Bicycles 

Torrence  Brothers,  Gastonia  Cycle  Co. 

Stoves,  Tinware,  Etc. 

Long  Brothers. 

Carriage  and  Harness  Emporium 

Craig  &  Wilson.  ,     -  . 

Cotton 

B.  H.  Parker  &  Co.,  D.  M.  Jones  &  Co.,  John  F.  Love,  W.  L.  Balthis 
&  Company. 

Fruits,  Etc. 

H.  D.  Shelton,  Hinson  &  Son,  Jas.  D.  Moore,  Moore  &  Shelton. 
Markets 

R.  C.  McLean,  W.  N.  Davis,  J.  N.  Hanna.  "        ,  ' 

Harness 

Gastonia  Tanning  Co.,  Craig  &  Head.  . 

Book  Store 

Gastonia  Book  Store. 


Luij(;e  BuiLDlNi; 


Frost,  'I'oiiKKNCh;  &  Co.,  Drugs  Long  Beos.,  Tinware,  Stoves,  etc. 

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Robinson  Bros.,  Shoes  and  Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 


Jamks  F.  Yeagkr 


Ladies'  Furnishings,  Millinery,  etc. 

1  Dry  Goods  and  Millinery 

2  Cutting  Room 

3  Manufacturing  Room 

4  Manufactured  Products 

5  Packing  Room 


Craig  &  Wilson 
Carriages,  Vehicles,  Harness,  Live  Stock,  etc. 


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NEWSPAPERS 

Gastonia  has  two  live,  progressive  semi-weekly  newspapers,  the 
Gastonia  Gazette,  and  the  Gastonia  News.  These  two  papers  have  a  com- 
bined circulation  of  several  thousand,  and  they  well  circulate  this  and 
adjoining-  counties.  At  no  far  distant  day  we  shall  see  the  advent  of  the 
daily.    James  W.  Atkins  is  the  present  editor  of  the  Gastonia  Gazette. 


W.  F.  Marshall 
Former  Editor  Gastonia  Gazette 


Hugh  Long 
Editor  Gastonia  New; 

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g       #         RELIGIOUS         #  g 

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■  ■ 

The  moral  and  religious  life  of  the  town  has  ever  been  of  chief  import- 
ance. With  but  few  exceptions  the  chief  men  in  the  industrial  and  com- 
mercial development  of  the  community  have  been  staunch  churchmen, 
which  fact  has  made  it  easily  possible  for  the  church  life  to  keep  even  pace 
with  the  rapid  growth  of  other  interests. 

As  the  town  has  grown,  when  church  facilities  have  proven  inadequate 
to  the  needs,  the  churches  have  been  torn  down  and  replaced  with  more 
commodious  and  costly  structures.  Within  the  town  proper  there  are  now 
twelve  churches,  as  follows:  Methodist  Episcopal  South,  3;  Baptist,  2; 
Presbyterian,!;  Associate  Reform  Presbyterian,!;  Lutheran,!;  Episcopalian, 
!;  Methodist  Episcopal,  !;  Wesleyan Methodist,  !;  Catholic,  !.  Elsewhere 
appear  cuts  of  some  of  our  churches. 


CHURCH  STATISTICS 

Only  the  statistics  of  four  denominations  are  given.  The  other  churches 
are  new  and  of  small  membership,  though  they  are  all  growing  in 
numbers  and  in  strength. 

Methodist  Episcopal  South 

Main  Street  Church  .  .  -  449 
West  End  -  -  -  -  -  235 
Ozark  !85 

Total  -      -      -  869 

Baptist 

First  Church         .      _  .      .  274 

East  Church         -         -  .      .      -  240 

Total  -      -      -  5!4 

Presbyterian 

First  Presbyterian  Church  -          -  505 

Associate  Reform  Presbyterian  Church  !75 


Grand  total  for  these  four  denominations      -        -  2063 

MAIN  STREET  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,  SOUTH 

The  First  Methodist  church  in  Gastonia  was  a  small  log  house  on  what 
was  known  as  Shiloh  Camp  Ground,  and  up  to  the  year  !88!  the  entire 
membership  of  the  church  was  only  25  or  30.  In  25  years  Methodism  has 
grown  from  thirty  to  nearly  one  thousand  members. 

The  first  substantial  church  was  the  brick  structure  erected  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Main  street  and  Oakland  avenue  in  !884  and  this  stood  until  !900. 


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It  was  not  until  1895  that  the  church  was  made  a  station,  this  being  during 
the  pastorate  of  Rev.  C.  M.  Campbell.  During  these  ten  years  the  church 
has  enjoyed  a  period  of  great  prosperity  and  expansion.  A  handsome  and 
commodious  Main  Street  church  has  been  erected;  a  second  church,  West 
End,  has  been  built;  a  third  church,  The  Ozark,  has  been  built,  and  plans 
have  been  made  and  the  funds  raised  for  the  building  of  the  fourth 
Methodist  church. 

The  handsome  Main  Street  church  was  built  in  1900  during  the  pastor- 
ate of  Dr.  G.  H.  Detwiler  at  a  cost  of  more  than  $20,000.00.  This  church 
is  handsomely  furnished  and  is  equipped  with  a  large  pipe  organ.  The 
organization  of  the  church  is  complete  in  all  details.  The  Sunday  School, 
Epworth  League,  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Societies,  and  all  other 
societies  and  auxiliaries  within  the  church  are  in  a  most  healthy  condition. 
In  addition  to  the  local  and  connectional  work,  the  church  supports  a 
missionary  in  Japan. 

During  the  past  eight  years  Main  Street  church  has  raised  for  all  pur- 
poses $47,850.00,  an  average  of  $7,975.00  per  year.  Today  the  church  and 
parsonage  property  is  valued  at  $40,000.00.  The  membership  of  the  church 
is  449;  Sunday  school  membership  is  256.  Rev.  Edwin  Lyell  Bain  has  been 
pastor  of  the  church  since  1903.  The  Board  of  Stewards  is  as  follows: 
Jos.  H.  Separk,  Chairman;  J.  K.  Dixon,  Treasurer;  R.  B.  Babington, 
Secretary;  A.  R.  Andes,  George  A.  Gray,  J.  A.  Glenn,  C.  J.  Huss,  W.  H. 
Jenkins,  A.  A.  McLean,  C.  M.  Nolen,  B.  T.  Morris,  S.  M.  Morris,  R.  P. 
Rankin  and  R.  L.  Swan. 


FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH 

This  church,  like  the  city,  began  its  existence  in  what  is  now  East 
Gastonia.  It  was  organized  in  a  little  school  house  near  the  Modena  Hill 
with  about  twenty  members. 

In  a  very  short  time  the  work  of  the  denomination  increased  to  such  an 
extent  that  its  members  thought  that  a  new  building  was  necessary.  This 
was  erected  and  ready  for  dedication  in  a  short  time,  the  dedication  taking 
place  in  September,  1885.  The  leading  spirit  in  the  movement  for  a  new 
church  was  the  late  J.  D.  Moore,  a  deacon,  life-long  member,  and  a  leader 
in  every  good  work. 

The  church  grew  until  in  1900,  it  became  necessary  to  enlarge  again  to 
accommodate  its  growing  activities.  In  this  year  the  structure,  represent- 
ed in  the  cut,  became  the  home  of  the  church  life.  Soon  after  getting  into 
the  new  home  a  Woman's  Missionary  Society  was  organized.  This  society 
has  accomplished  much  through  the  efforts  of  "devout  women  not  a  few." 
About  this  time  a  nucleus  of  members  from,  the  mother  church  united  with 
Baptists  living  in  East  Gastonia  to  form  East  church.  In  the  summer  of 
1905  Franklin  Avenue  Baptist  church  was  organized,  a  number  of  the  mem- 
bers going  from  the  First  church.  Each  of  these  churches  has  its  own 
Sunday  school. 

The  First  church  is  free  from  debt,  and  its  membership  has  increased 
to  265,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  she  has  given  of  her  membership  to  form 

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the  two  churches  mentioned  above.  That  her  interests  are  varied  and  her 
forces  well  organized  will  be  seen  from  the  accompanying  directory. 

The  total  amount  expended  by  the  First  church  is  in  the  thousands 
each  year.  A  sign  of  growth  in  the  grace  of  giving  is  the  fact  that  the 
following  figures  represent  her  annual  contributions  to  Foreign  Missions  for 
different  periods  of  development :  for  a  time  about  $300  ;  for  another  period 
$600  to  $700 ;  and  the  pledges  indicate  that  during  the  present  year  the 
amount  will  approximate  $1400-00,  almost  the  entire  amount  being  covered 
by  personal  pledges. 

Directory 

Pastor— W.  H.  Reddish. 

Board  of  Deacons— Jonas  Jenkins,  W.  H.  Penney,  W.  J.  Clifford,  L. 
L.  Jenkins,  W.  F.  Marshall,  H.  B.  Moore.  W.  T.  Storey,  J.  S.  Torrence. 
Sunday  School— Joe  S.  Wray,  Superintendent. 
Woman's  Missionary  Society— Mrs.  C.  V.  Blake,  President. 
Young  People's  Union— S.  J.  Wilkinson.  President. 
SuNBEAMS-Mrs.  W.  H.  Reddish,  Director;  Miss  Eva  Penney,  President. 

THE  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

This  church  was  organized  July  16th.  1882,  with  a  membership  of  22. 
The  first  elders  were  J.  H.  Craig.  J.  Q.  Holland,  B.  G.  Bradley,  and  A.  M. 
Smyre.  The  first  deacons  were  R,  H.  Bell,  R.  H.  Adams  and  Wm.  Bradley. 
The  first  church  building  stood  on  Long  street,  north  of  the  Falls  House,  and 
was  dedicated  June  9,  1883.  The  ministers  who  have  served  the  church  are 
as  follows  :  Rev.  W.  B.  Corbett,  who  began  the  work  as  a  mission  from 
Olney  church  ;  Revs.  J.  J.  Kennedy  and  R.  L.  McCormick,  who  served  the 
church  as  supplies  ;  Revs.  W.  E.  Mcllwaine,  C.  W.  Robinson,  R.  P.  Smith, 
M.  McG.  Shields,  and  R.  C.  Anderson,  as  pastors. 

The  present  church  is  built  of  red  pressed  brick,  trimmed  with  brown 
stone,  has  a  seating  capacity  of  1,000.  It  stands  on  Marietta  street,  near 
Main  street.  It  was  built  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  R.  P.  Smith.  The 
ground  was  broken  May  1st,  1895,  and  it  was  dedicated  Sept.  11,  1898, 
during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  M.  McG.  Shields. 

The  present  pastorate  began  Sept.  1st,  1905,  and  the  present  organiza- 
tion is  as  follows  : 

The  Session— Rev.  R.  C.  Anderson,  pastor  ;  J.  Q.  Holland,  clerk  ;  J.  R. 
Shannon,  J.  E.  Page,  F.  A.  Costner,  J.  A.  Hunter,  A.  M.  Smyre,  Dr.  C.  E. 
Adams,  G.  W.  Ragan,  J.  F.  Jackson,  J.  R.  Baber,  B.  G.  Bradley. 

Board  of  Deacons— J.  F.  Love,  Chairman  ;  J.  H.  Kennedy,  Vice 
Chairman  ;  J.  Lee  Robinson,  Treasurer  ;  S.  A.  Robinson.  Secretary  ;  T.  W. 
Wilson,  W.  Y.  Warren,  T.  N.  Kendrick,  Jas.  N.  Bell,  E.  J.  Rankin. 

Within  the  last  year  a  manse  has  been  erected  on  the  corner  lot  next  to 
the  church,  on  Marietta  street  and  Franklin  avenue,  at  a  cost  of  $5,000  : 
135  members  have  been  received  into  the  church,  making  a  total  member- 
ship of  505  ;  $2,700  have  been  subscribed  for  a  church  which  is  now  in  the 
process  of  erection  in  the  Loray  settlement.    The  church  supports  a  Foreign 

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Missionary,  a  Home  Missionary,  about  five  orphans  at  Barium  Springs,  be- 
sides contributing  liberally  to  other  causes.  All  contributions  are  free-will 
offerings.  Pews  are  free.  The  best  services  and  advantages  the  church 
can  afford  are  free.  She  finds  her  happiness  in  serving.  The  aim  of  the 
church  is  to  do  all  the  good  she  can  to  as  many  people  as  she  can  by  saving 
men  to  the  glory  of  the  Redeemer. 


GASTONIA  ASSOCIATE  REFORMED  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

This  church  was  inaugurated  and  organized  by  Rev.  E.  E.  Boyce,  D.  D. 
In  1886  a  lot  was  bought  and  a  suitable  house  erected.  This  house  has  been 
improved  and  beautified,  and  now  presents  an  attractive  appearance  and  is 
suitable  to  the  needs  of  the  congregation. 

The  church  was  dedicated  in  March,  1887,  by  Rev.  C.  E.  McDonald. 
The  congregation  was  organized  in  1887.  Dr.  Boyce  was  never  formally 
installed,  but  served  as  pastor  until  October,  1893,  when  he  felt  constrained 
through  the  infirmities  of  age  to  demit  the  pastorate. 

Rev.  J.  C.  Galloway,  D.  D. ,  was  immediately  called  for  one-half  time 
and  began  work  on  the  fourth  Sabbath  of  December,  1893.  This  arrange- 
ment continued  until  January,  1901,  when  he  was  called  for  the  whole  time 
and  this  arrangement  still  continues. 

The  church  is  centrally  located  with  fine  surroundings  and  has  a  mem- 
bership of  one  hundred  and  seventy.  The  present  bench  of  elders  consists  of 
Messrs.  Dixon  Hanna,  A.  F.  Whitesides,  S.  T.  Wilson,  R.  W.  Carson,  John 
F.  Bradley,  H.  D.  Hanna  and  W.  M.  Boyce. 

The  following  constitute  the  board  of  deacons  :  J.  P.  Reid,  Thomas 
Pearson,  J.  F.  McArver,  A.  M.  Whitesides,  S.  N.  Boyce,  E.  F.  Wilson,  R. 
W.  Edwards,  J.  D.  Lindsay,  J.  Y.  Miller,  W.  S.  Laughridge  and  J.  W. 
Kirkpatrick. 

The  church  is  fully  equipped  with  all  auxiliary  societies  and  has  a  flour- 
ishing Sabbath  school  with  J.  P.  Reid  as  superintendent. 


ST.  MARK'S  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

The  Protestant  Episcopal  denomination  of  Gastonia  has  one  church,  St. 
Mark's,  situated  on  Long  street.  This  church  was  completed  in  1900,  and 
was  built  under  the  supervision  of  Bishop  J.  M.  Horner,  and  the  building 
was  designed  by  a  church  architect  of  Chicago.  The  people  of  Gastonia  of 
all  denominations  subscribed  liberally  to  the  fund  used  in  its  erection,  and 
this  was  supplemented  by  other  contributions  raised  principally  through 
the  efforts  of  Bishop  Horner.  The  church  is  built  of  wood,  with  the  outside 
pebble  dash,  and  the  inside  skeleton  finish  with  oiled  natural  wood.  The 
ministers  in  charge  have  been  Rev.  J.  C.  Seagle  and  Rev.  D.  T.  Johnson, 
and  up  till  the  time  of  his  sickness  and  death,  monthly  visits  were  made  to 
the  church  by  the  late  Dr.  W.  R.  Wetmore,  of  Lincolnton.  Many  additions 
to  the  list  of  communicants  have  been  made  since  it  was  completed,  and 
the  prospects  for  continued  growth  of  this  church  in  Gastonia  are 
encouraging. 

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GASTONIA  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  CHURCH 

Gastonia  Evangelical  Lutheran  congregation  was  organized  by  Rev.  W. 
J.  Boger,  of  Mt.  Holly,  in  1898  with  20  charter  members.  In  1899  and  1900 
the  present  building  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $4,000.00.  Of  this  sum  $1000 
was  given  by  the  N.  C.  Conference  of  the  Tennessee  Synod,  and  the 
remainder  was  given  by  the  congregation  and  its  friends.  During  Rev.  C. 
L  Morgan's  pastorate  the  mortgage  was  paid  off  and  the  congregation  freed 
from  debt.  This  is  one  of  the  smallest  congregations  in  town  now  having 
62  communicant  members.  It  is,  however,  very  active  and  contributes 
liberally  to  Home  and  Foreign  Missions  and  to  the  other  needs  of  the  church. 
In  1901  a  neat  parsonage  was  built  near  the  church  by  Rev.  J.  L.  Cromer 
who  was  then  pastor.    The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  John  Hall. 


ST.  MICHAEL'S  CATHOLIC  CHURCH 

The  lot  upon  which  the  church  is  erected  is  86  feet  by  120  feet.  The 
church  was  erected  during  the  summer  of  1902,  and  dedicated  to  the  ser- 
vice of  God  April  19, 1903,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Leo  Haid,  assisted  by  the 
Rev.  Fathers  from  St.  Mary's  College,  Belmont.  Father  Melchoir,  0.  S.  B. 
was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Michael's  church,  Sept.  27,  1903.  Father 
James,  0.  S.  B.  was  appointed  pastor  in  the  place  of  Father  Melchior. 
Father  James,  0.  S.  B.  is  at  present  pastor.  Mass  is  said  every  second  and 
fourth  Sunday  of  each  and  every  month  at  11  a.  m.  Instruction  in  the 
catechism  is  given  on  the  same  Sundays  at  10:30  a.  m.  and  on  the  other 
Sundays  of  the  month  at  2:30  p.  m.  Evening  services  are  held  at  3  p.  m. 
every  Sunday. 


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Rev.  R.  C.  Anderson 
Pastor  First  Presbyterian  Church 


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LUTllKUA.X  <  lil  Kl'll 


Rev.  Jno.  Hall 
Pastor  Lutheran  Church 


First  Baptist  Church 


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Parsonage  Main  St.  M.  E.  Church. 
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Rev.  Edwin  Lyell  Bain 
Pastor  Main  St.  M.  E.  Church,  South 


SB  OUR   SCHOOLS  §j 

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Gastonia  is  so  young  that  it  has  seemed  fit  and  proper  to  give  her  pro- 
gress, educationally,  from  the  beginning. 

A  school  followed  close  upon  the  settlement  of  the  town.  The  one  to 
begin  the  work  of  instructing  the  youth  of  the  new  settlement  was  a  woman, 
Miss  Sallie  Chalk.  It  is  no  new  thing  for  a  woman  to  be  the  leader  in  a 
great  enterprise  to  uplift  and  better  the  condition  of  a  community.  There- 
fore, it  is  all  the  more  fitting  that  this  pioneer  should  be  mentioned.  She 
taught  her  little  private  school,  combining  it  with  the  public  school  during 
the  time  set  apart  for  the  county  schools  each  year. 

It  would  be  a  great  task  to  overestimate  the  good  done  by  this  faithful 
woman  in  the  days  of  small  beginnings.  Besides  the  instruction  given,  she 
held  the  fort  against  ignorance  till  Gastonia  was  ready  for  greater  things. 

The  demand  for  the  greater  work  soon  came.  This  was  met  by  the 
organization  of  a  school  under  a  Mr.  Crumb,  whose  initials  the  writer  has 
-  been  unable  to  get.  He  had  Miss  Chalk  and  another,  possibly,  for  assist- 
ants. This  may  be  termed  the  first  educational  uplift  that  came  to  the 
town. 

The  next  awakening  was  about  the  year  1879.  At  this  time  Mr.  J.  B. 
Blanton  came  to  Gastonia  to  look  the  field  over  and  to  learn  what  were  the 
prospects  for  a  school.  The  citizens  were  found  ready  (as  they  have  ever 
been)  to  help  any  one  who  would  give  his  time  and  efforts  to  helping  the 
boys  and  girls  of  the  comimunity.  They  readily  and  eagerly  promised  to 
put  up  a  building  for  Mr.  Blanton  if  he  would  take  charge  of  the  school 
interests.  This  he  did,  and  the  citizens  fulfilled  their  promise  promptly, 
making  Gaston  Academy  a  reality  within  a  twelvemonth. 

This  school  was  a  decided  advance  on  any  that  had  preceded  it.  The 
citizens  gave  it  a  hearty  support,  and  the  surrounding  country  patronized  it 
well.  Education  received  an  impetus  at  this  time  that  has  kept  it  march- 
ing steadily  on  to  this  good  day.  For  the  next  ten  or  fifteen  years  the 
school  interests  grew  steadily,  and  the  character  of  the  work  may  be  judged 
from  the  list  of  worthy  men  who  labored  in  the  field.  The  names  of  the 
workers  for  this  period  are:  J.  A.  Boyd,  J.  A.  Bryan,  J.  P.  Reid,  J.  T. 
Bigham,  W.  F.  Marshall,  R.  S.  Cooper,  Jas.  A.  McLaughlin,  W.  B.  Galloway, 
J.  M.  Douglas.  During  much  of  this  time  there  were  two  schools,  each 
making  the  other  work  for  its  patronage.  Each,  of  course,  had  the  very  best 
instructors  that  it  could  secure.  This  means  that  the  field  was  well  worked, 
and  that  each  one  did  his  best  work. 

The  rival  school  condition  did  not  become  permanent  until  the  educa- 
tional needs  had  become  so  extensive  as  to  seem  to  justify  the  Methodists 
in  building  and  maintaining  a  school  of  their  own.  This  they  did,  making 
Rev.  B.  E.  Atkins,  principal.    This  school  was  named  Oakland  High  School. 

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Rev.  Mr.  Atkins  resigned  after  a  time,  and  a  worthy  successor  was  found 
in  Mr.  J.  H.  Separk,  who  conducted  the  school  with  marked  success  till  the 
schools  were  merged  into  another  system.  Gastonia  was  now  support- 
ing well  two  good  high  schools— Gaston  Academy  and  Oakland  High  School. 
The  former  was  under  the  direction  of  our  townsman,  Prof.  J.  P.  Reid;  the 
other,  under  the  direction  of  another  of  our  townsmen.  Prof.  J.  H.  Separk. 

These  schools  are  too  well  known  to  need  the  writer  to  speak  of  them 
and  their  work.  The  present  superintendent  of  schools  has  often  praised 
the  efficient  work  done  by  these  schools;  for  pupils  came  from  both  schools 
when  the  principals  left  the  profession  and  the  public  school  system  was 
inaugurated.  These  men  have  entered  other  fields,  but  their  works  do 
follow  them. 

In  the  year  1900,  Gastonia  decided  to  establish  a  system  of  public  schools 
in  which  her  every  citizen  of  school  age  could  have  the  advantage  of  a  good 
high  school  education.  An  election  was  called,  and  scarcely  a  man  voted 
against  the  measure. 

In  looking  into  the  matter  of  building,  the  Board  of  School  Commis- 
sioners canvassed  the  records  available,  and,  making  a  liberal  estimate,  it 
was  thought  that  a  building  accommodating  300  pupils  would  be  all  sufficient 
for  at  least  a  decade;  for  in  both  of  the  former  schools  the  enrollment  had 
not  reached  250.  Although  it  seemed  that  the  field  had  been  worked  to  the 
limit,  yet  in  half  of  the  decade  the  enrollment  has  reached  510  instead  of 
300  estimated  for  the  decade. 

The  city  now  supports  a  system  of  schools  entirely  free  to  her  citizens 
for  nine  months  in  the  year.  In  these  schools  all  have  equal  advantages. 
Each  one  can  prepare  himself  for  the  leading  colleges  in  this  and  neighbor- 
ing States.  This  statement  is  based  on  facts.  One  of  the  former  pupils  of 
the  schools  has  just  graduated  high  in  his  class  at  Davidson  college,  and  one 
with  a  like  standing,  from  Erskine  college. 

The  history  of  last  year's  Senior  class  is  remarkable.  There  were  four- 
teen in  the  class  at  the  first  of  the  year.  One  dropped  back  and  graduated 
this  year.  Another  has  filled  a  position  in  the  city,  hoping  to  be  able  to 
take  up  her  studies  next  fall.  A  third,  who  was  unable  to  go  to  college, 
took  the  county  examination,  easily  getting  a  first  grade  certificate,  and 
taught,  with  satisfaction  to  all  concerned,  the  public  school  in  her  district. 
The  other  eleven  of  the  class  went  to  college,  all  entering  satisfactorily. 
Some  of  them  entered  as  high  as  Junior  in  the  institution  of  their  choice. 
And  what  is  more,  under  the  co-operation  of  the  Board  and  people  the 
schools  are  becoming  more  efficient  each  year. 

During  the  year  1905-1906  about  900  white  children  and  350  colored 
children  have  been  enrolled  in  the  respective  schools  for  the  races.  In  this 
year  the  course  of  study  has  been  submitted  to  the  leading  colleges  of  the 
State.  In  nearly  every  case  the  course  of  study  has  received  great  praise, 
the  work  done  in  the  school  has  been  accepted  at  full  value,  and  the  school 
put  on  the  list  of  accredited  schools.  This  is  quite  a  compliment  to  any 
system  of  public  schools.  But  it  is  certain  that  with  the  same  kind  of  sup- 
port and  co-operation  that  the  superintendent  has  had  in  the  past  Gastonia's 
schools  will,  in  another  five  years,  receive  even  greater  consideration. 

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Superintendent  Joe  S.  Wray 


i  GASTONIA-WHAT  IT  IS  E 

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tl  yl  T  is  a  city  of  8,000  inhabitants.    It  is  a  busy  manufacturing  town 
1*     situated  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  railway,  just  twenty-one 
miles  south  of  Charlotte. 

It  is  a  town  whose  population  in  ten  years  has  grown  from  little 
more  than  3000  to  something  more  than  8000. 

It  is  the  largest  and  by  far  the  most  important  town  in  Gaston  county. 
It  is  a  town  of  eleven  cotton  factories,  with  145,000  spindles  and  2,500  looms. 

It  is  a  town  whose  factories  give  employment  to  4,000  people. 

Its  cotton  factories  ship  annually  yarn  and  cloth  to  the  value  $4,000,000, 
or  more. 

It  has  three  banks  with  a  combined  capital  stock  and  surplus  of  $170,000. 

Its  bank  deposits  grow  steadily  from  year  to  year. 

It  has  several  mercantile  establishments  that  carry  stocks  ranging  in 
value  from  $40,000  to  $50,000. 

Its  two  railroads  do  an  annual  freight  business  of  upwards  of  a  million 
dollars. 

It  has  twelve  churches  with  a  combined  membership  of  more  than 
thirty-five  per  cent,  of  the  population. 

It  has  an  excellent  system  of  Graded  schools. 

It  owns  and  operates  its  water  plant  and  electric  lights. 

It  has  taxable  property  to  the  value  of  $5,000,000.00. 

Its  real  estate  has  enhanced  in  value  within  ten  years  several  hundred 
per  cent. 

It  has  two  semi-weekly  newspapers  with  a  combined  circulation  of  sev- 
eral thousand. 

It  has  eight  benevolent  and  fraternal  organizations. 

It  has  an  opera  house  and  other  places  of  amusements. 

It  is  in  highest  average  health  belt  in  the  United  States. 

It  has  excellent  postal  facilities,  which  will  within  a  year  be  bettered  by 
the  inauguration  of  city  delivery  service. 

It  is  made  up  of  a  population  of  contented  and  prosperous  people. 

It  has  a  fine  back  country  that  supplies  the  needs  in  all  farm  and  dairy 
products. 

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George  A.  Gray 


Mrs.  J.  D.  Moore 


J.  Lee  Rubinson 


A.  M.  Smyrb 


BENEVOLENT  AND  FRATERNAL 

The  benevolent  and  fraternal  organizations  represented  here  have  in  all 
points  kept  up  with  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  town.  Some  of  these 
orders  have  as  many  as  two  or  three  lodges.  Of  the  leading  orders  there 
are  represented  here  the  following  : 

-  ,       ,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

■      .        ■      K.  of  P. 

I.  0.  0.  F.  ■ 
J.  0.  U.  A.  M. 
I.  0.  H. 
L  0.  R.  M. 


GASTONIA  LIBRARY 

Gastonia  has  a  library  of  which  any  town  in  the  state  of  like  size  should 
be  justly  proud.  The  initial  step  towards  the  creation  of  this  library  was 
taken  in  the  Ministerial  conference  during  March  1904.  The  temporary 
organization  was  effected  on  April  7,  1904,  and  this  led  to  the  permanent 
organization  of  about  one  month  later. 

The  library  is  managed  by  a  Board  of  Directors  consisting  of  nine 
members.  Today  the  library  is  in  a  flourishing  condition  and  it  must  be 
said  that  much  of  the  success  of  the  institution  is  due  to  the  efforts  and 
energy  of  the  efficient  librarian.  Miss  Lottie  Blake. 

The  library  is  at  home  in  well  appointed  rooms,  sufficiently  commodious 
for  present  needs,  well  furnished  and  stocked  with  well  selected  books, 
magazines,  papers,  etc.  If  present  interest  continues,  within  a  few  years 
there  will  be  several  thousand  volumes  to  the  credit  of  the  institution. 

The  present  Board  of  Directors  is  as  follows:  Dr.  J.  C.  Galloway,  Ch'm; 
John  F.  Love,  Sect'y  and  Treas. ;  Rev.  R.  C.  Anderson,  J.  K,  Dixon,  D.  E. 
McConnell,  A.  G.  Mangum,  W.  F.  Marshall,  J.  H.  Separk  and  G.  W.  Wilson. 


THE  PROFESSIONS 

There  are  represented  here  such  professions  as  are  usually  found  in 
towns  of  this  size,  and  in  point  of  ability  and  preparedness,  the  representa- 
tion of  these  professions  will  compare  favorably  with  those  of  much  larger 
towns. 


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TO  PROSPECTIVE  COMERS 


OR  the  benefit  of  those  who  are  contemplating  making  a  change  in 
location,  special  emphasis  is  placed  upon  certain  points  in  Gastonia's 
advantages  in  the  following  paragraphs. 

1.  Religious— There  are  a  number  of  Protestant  churches  and  one 
Catholic  church  here.  These  all  have  good  comfortable  houses  of  worship. 
The  following  denominations  have  churches  as  follows:  Methodist  Episcopal 
South,  three;  Methodist  Episcopal,  one;  Wesleyan  Methodist,  one;  Baptist, 
two;  Presbyterian,  one;  A.  R.  Presbyterian,  one;  Lutheran,  one;  Episco- 
palian, one. 

2.  Schools— We  have  an  excellent  system  of  Graded  schools,  with  a 
high  grade  High  school  attached.  There  are  also  schools  of  music,  schools 
of  art,  etc. 

3.  Public  Utilities  —A  thoroughly  modern  system  of  electric  lights, 
water  works  and  sewerage  is  the  property  of  the  town. 

4.  Houses — In  the  main  residence  section  of  town  few  houses  are  ever 
unoccupied,  though  the  supply  is  rapidly  being  increased  by  the  erection  of 
new  ones. 

5.  Land— Many  desirable  building  lots  are  on  the  market  at  reasonable 
])rices.    Most  of  these  lots  are  in  the  west  and  south  suburbs. 

6.  Climate  We  have  an  even  and  healthful  climate.  The  town  being- 
well  drained,  the  streets  and  drives  are  usually  in  good  condition  for  travel. 

7.  Lights— Streets  are  lighted  by  latest  type  arc  lights. 

8.  Fire  Protection— An  adequate  water  supply  and  well  equipped  fire 
companies  afll'ord  safe  protection  to  property. 

9.  City  Government — One  of  the  best  evidences  of  our  well  governed 
city  is  the  fact  that  we  have  only  four  police  officers  for  a  population  of 
upwards  of  8000. 

10.  Money  Accommodation — Our  banks  are  conservative  yet  aggressive, 
and  ofi'er  to  all  patrons  every  courtesy  and  accommodation  consistent  with 
sound  banking. 

IL    Traveling  Facilities— Two  main  line  railroads  pass  through  Gas- 

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tonia.  They  have  good  schedules  and  offer  good  facilities  for  both  passen- 
ger and  freight  travel.    There  is  also  good  livery  accommodation. 

12.  Means  of  Communication— Postal  facilities  are  good.  There  are 
two  telegraph  lines,  the  Postal  and  the  Western  Union.  The  Piedmont  T. 
&  T.  Co. ,  gives  good  local  and  foreign  service. 

13.  Power— Electricity  as  a  motive  power  is  fast  coming  into  use  here. 
Both  large  and  small  industrial  plants  find  electric  power  a  great  saving. 
There  are  two  power  companies  here,  The  Spencer  Mountain  Co. ,  and  the 
Southern  Power  Co.  Both  of  these  plants  have  yet  a  considerable  amount 
of  power  uncontracted  for. 

14.  Fuel— Both  coal  and  wood  may  be  had  here  at  reasonable  prices. 
We  have  plenty  local  wood  and  the  coal  fields  are  within  a  few  hours  of  us. 

15.  Building  Material— We  have  ample  finishing  plants  here.  We 
have  plenty  brick,  laths,  shingles,  wood  fibre  plaster,  etc.,  and  such  mater- 
ial as  we  cannot  furnish  locally,  we  can  secure  at  the  expense  of  a  short 
haul. 

"  16.  Stores,  etc.— Our  stores  of  all  lines  offer  their  goods  and  wares  at 
reasonable  prices.  Our  markets  are  well  stocked,  and  farm  and  dairy  pro- 
ducts are  in  plenty. 

THE  ILLUSTRATIONS 

The  pictures  from  which  the  cuts  in  this  book  were  made  are  the  work 
of  Gastonia  artists.  Green  &  Haynes. 

OUR  ADVERTISERS 

We  commend  our  advertisers  to  our  readers.  They  have  done  much  to 
make  this  book  possible,  and  many  of  them  have  done  much  for  Gastonia  in 
a  business  way.  We  feel  impelled  to  especially  commend  those  commission 
men  who  have  space  with  us,  they  are  all  interested  in  Gastonia.  We  be- 
lieve Messrs.  James  E.  Mitchell  Co.  are  the  first  who  ever  handled  Gastonia 
yarns,  etc. 

The  Editor. 


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AND  RETAIL 

Dry  Goods,  Clothing 
Shoes,  HoLts^— 
Millinery,  Notions,  etc 

THE  J.  M.  BELK  COMPANY 

(ONE  OF  THE  7) 

WILLIAMS  FURNITURE  COMPANY 

C.  M.  NOLEN  J.  H.  WILLIAMS 


An 

Undisputed 
Fact 


That  we  are  leaders  for  P'ur- 
niture  bargains,  and  that  our 
stores  are  headquarters  for  the 

LATEST  STYLES 

NEWEST  FASHIONS 

DESIGNS 

and  better  makes  of  up-to- 
date  Furniture. 


WILLIAMS  FURNITURE  COMPANY 


Craig  &  Wilson 


AVHOLESALE 
AND  RETAIL 
DEALERS  IN 


LIVE  STOCK 

WAGONS 
BUGGIES 
AGRICULTURAL 
IMPLEMENTS 
And  FERTILIZERS 

Gastonia,  N.  Carolina 


THE 


Textile  Mill  Supply  Go. 


EVERYTHING  IN  MILL  SUPPLIES 


Shafting  Shuttles 
Pulleys  Bobbins 
Hangers  Cans 
Couplings  Belting 


Packing 
Hose 
Cloth 
Skins 
Roll  Coverers  Tools 


Loom  Supplies 
Brushes 
Machine  Shop  Tools 
Machinists'   Fine  Tools 


CHARLOTTE,      -        -      NORTH  CAROLINA 

LONG  DISTANCE  PHONE 


I  Pdtket=6^rdner  ! 


Charlotte,  llort})  Carolina 


Tim  Turniture,  Carpds  and  J\uqs 


Extensive 

Handlers 

of 

the 

Worlds 
Best 
Grand 
and 

Upright 


SPECIAL  DISTRIBUTORS  FOR 

Ch'ckenng  Pianos 
Jvers  &  Pond  Pianos 
Hnabe  Pianos 

Stohmer  Pianos 

Write   for  Catalogues 


Special 

Attention 

Given  to 

Furnishing 

Complete 

New 

Residences 
Clubs 
and 
Hotels 


(Eliaa.  31.  Wthb  Sc  (E0. 


OFFICES: 

116  Chestnut  St. 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

Importers 
Dealers 

(Eflmmtsstnn  iMrrrhauta 


COTTON  YARNS 


Wool,  Hair,  Noils,  Wastes,  Etc. 


Cable  Address  : 

"WEBB,  PHIL." 


Ray  Printing  Co. 


Our  printing  is  always  up  to  the  highest 
point  of  excellence.  The  best  equipped 
printing  plant  in  this  section  enables  us 
to  offer  most  efficient  and  prompt  service 


THE  STAMP  OF  EXCELLENCE 


We  design  and  print  high-class  Catalogs,  College 
Annuals,  Advertising  Matter,  Office  Stationery. 
We  manufacture  Blank  Books  and  do  all  kinds  of 
Ruling  and  Binding.    Estimates  cheerfully  given 

Ray  Printing  Go. 


A.  H.  WASHBURN,  President 
CHAS.  M.  RAY,  Vice-Pres.  &  Mngr 


CHARLOTTE,  N.  C. 


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THE  WHITIN  MACHINE  WORKS 

WHITINSVILLE,  MASS. 


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ARLINGTON  COTTON  MILLS,    -   -  Gastonia,  N.  C. 

AVON   MILLS,   Gastonia,  N.  C. 

CLARA  MFG.  COMPANY,  -  -  Gastonia,  N.  C. 
GASTONIA  COTTON  MFG.  COMPANY,  Gastonia,  N.  C. 

GRAY  MFG.  COMPANY,      -      -      -  Gastonia,  N.  C. 

LORAY  MILLS,   Gastonia,  N.  C. 

MODENA  COTTON  MILLS,       -      -  Gastonia,  N.  C. 

OZARK  MILLS,   Gastonia,  N.  C. 

□    TRENTON  COTTON  MILLS,      -      -     Gastonia,  N.  C. 

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STUART  W.  CRAMER,  SOUTHERN  AGENT 

CHARLOTTE,  N.  C.  ATLANTA,  OA. 

COURT  HOUSE  SQUARE  EQUITABLE  BUILDING 


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COMPLETE  EQUIPMENT  FOR  COTTON  MILLS 


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